After the Ball (musical)

After the Ball is a musical by Noël Coward based on the 1892 play by Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan. After a provincial tour, the musical premiered at the Globe Theatre, London, on 10 June 1954 and ran for 188 performances until 20 November 1954. Robert Helpmann was the director, and the cast included Mary Ellis, Vanessa Lee, Peter Graves, Lois Green and Irene Browne. After the Ball was the last Coward musical launched in the West End; his last two musicals debuted on Broadway before opening in London.